One Last Time (Dusty Drake song) explained

One Last Time
Type:single
Artist:Dusty Drake
Album:Dusty Drake
B-Side:Too Wet to Plow
Released:March 22, 2003
Genre:Country
Length:3:47
Label:Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer:Billy Crain, Paul Worley, Charlie Schleicher
Prev Title:And Then
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Smaller Pieces
Next Year:2003

"One Last Time" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dusty Drake. It was released in March 2003 as the second single from the album Dusty Drake. The song reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Kerry Kurt Phillips and Patrick Jason Matthews.

Content

The song is a memorial to the passengers who died in the 9/11 plane crashes.[2] Lyrically, it is framed as a cell phone conversation between a man who is a passenger on one of the planes and his wife.[3]

Critical reception

In a review of Drake's album, Billboard writer Ray Waddell called the song "a powerhouse weeper with a heartrending twist".[4]

Chart performance

"One Last Time" debuted at number 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending March 22, 2003.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Joel Whitburn . Record Research . 2013 . 104.

  2. Sara E. Quay, Amy M. Damico September 11 in Popular Culture: A Guide 2010 p.296
  3. Singles minded . Billboard . 79 . March 22, 2003.
  4. Reviews . Billboard . 39–40 . June 14, 2003.